Verdi Aida

Originally commissioned to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal and the opening of Cairos new opera house, Verdis Egyptian epic Aida is here seen in a spectacular new staging in the Teatro Regio Torino by the Oscar-winning American film director William Friedkin, creator of such famous movies as The Exorcist and The French Connection. The cast features American soprano Kristin Lewis who has been heralded for her remarkable voice, which she uses with powerful dramatic instinct, and Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, whose Amneris dominates the stage with her dark, rounded, irresistible voice and extraordinary stage presence. Gianandrea Noseda leading the Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Regio Torino received accolaides from all: he controls everything- orchestra, singers, chorus, dancers, acrobats- with an all-encompassing overview. He knows exactly when its time to linger over a timbre, a color, an expressive chord.

Cast

Kristin Lewis

Aida

Marco Berti

Radames

Anita Rachvelishvili

Amneris

Giacomo Prestia

Ramfis

Mark S. Doss

Amonasro

Kate Fruchterman

Gran Sacerdotisa

In Sung Sim

Il Re

Dario Prola

Mensajero

Gianandrea Noseda

Conductor